Lesson Plan: Colonial Economies and Triangular Trade
Name: Dana Marie Brown Course: USIDate:September 2011
Topic: Colonial America and Triangular Trade
Standard(s): USI.1 Explain the political and economic factors that contributed to the American Revolution. (H, C) USI.2 Explain the historical and intellectual influences on the American Revolution and the formation and framework of the American government. (H, C)
Nets for Students: 2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students: a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures. d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
Mastery/Thinking Objective: Students will be able to :
analyze an image using a think aloud
communicate with other students using technology
explain the Triangular Trade Route using a Glog
describe the differences between the north and south
Outcomes/Assessments: Students will create a Glog of the Triangular Trade Route. Students will write a compare and contrast piece on Northern and Southern economies
Essential Questions:
1. What makes someone citizen? What are the qualities of a citizen?
2. What is the role of economics in political and social change?
3. What leads to conflict within nations?
4. What are the social, economic, and political origins of conflict?
Content Questions: 1. What major differences were there between the North and the South in Colonial America?
2. How might the colonial economy have developed had slavery not existed?
3. How did triangular trade influence the economies of both the north and the south?
Day 1:
Preview/Do Now:
Utilize the vocabulary organizer below to preview new key terms/vocabulary in this topic. Complete only the 2nd column using either your online text or use some of the following websites below to help in your definitions, if you don't know the word or cannot locate it:
2. In a new window, access wordle.net. Each student should copy and paste a paragraph from the online text (p 78-81) into wordle and create. Then students should embed the wordle into their online notebook (in a new page titled: Colonial Economies) and below make a prediction about what the reading is going to be about. Open the document below to view directions for Wordle:
3. Next students should copy and paste the reading (pp 78-81) into a Word Doc. and upload the word doc. using crocodoc.com. Students should use crocodoc to do a quick mark-up of the reading before going back in to pull out details.
Step 2: Click on "Upload Document". Upload whichever document you saved from above.
Step 3: Mark it up. You can highlight, underline, draw symbols, and add comments. Play around with the tool bar to see what you can do
Step 4: Once you have finished, you will embed the link to your Crocodoc on to your virtual notebook.
To do this:
Click on "Share" in the upper right side of your window
Then chose "Embed" and copy the embed code.
Return to your virtual notebook and go to edit more.
On the edit toolbar, click on "Widget"
Then pick "other" at the bottom, and paste the embed code in the box.
Save.
4. Students will be instructed that today they will be focusing on just pulling out the most important details in the reading on the northern and southern colonial economies. As a whole class, teacher and students will start identifying the most important details and recording them in the comparison chart accessible below: Students should embed their completed chart in their online notebook.
Students should complete the compare and contrast chart independently using the online reading of The Colonial Economies. They should be prepared to share aloud their notes.
Closure-Sharing/Debriefing/Assessment:
As a whole class, teacher and students will debrief the chart on the northern and southern colonial economies. Students should add additional/new details in a different color as they are debriefed aloud.
THEN students should go back to their Prediction from the beginning of the class and assess whether or not they were right. What additional things did they learn through reading, marking up, and completing the Details chart? Write the answers on the same page in their wiki and label it: Revisit Prediction.
Day 2
Preview/Do Now:
For students: In your virtual notebook create a page and call it “Triangular Trade”. Write, “Do Now” and answer the following question:
Describe the differences between the Northern colonial economies and the Southern colonial economies. Identify what each has to offer in the way of goods and natural resources. Also explain how each views the institution of slavery.
Direct Instruction/Modeling/Class Notes:
Teacher will model a think aloud using a projected map of the Triangular Trade Route and the Eno Board. Students will be called up to the front of the room to add their mark ups to the class map. Teacher and students will focus on the title, the key, the colors, captions, etc. Students will have a copy of the map open in Microsoft Word and will be following along with the mark up on their laptop. When completed, all students will upload the file of the image in their virtual notebook on the Triangular Trade page. Teacher will model this process from the front board.
Students will use Glogster to describe the Triangular Trade Route. Their glog (at the least) should include visuals and text. Students should describe the trade route, why it is often referred to as a web, and why it was significant using their Glog.
DIRECTIONS FOR CREATING A GLOG Step 1
Open the following link in a new tab: Glogster.com
Scroll down to the bottom of the front page to read what Glogster is and what you can create with it. Basically, this is a digital way to create a poster, using pictures, text, music, and videos. Step 2
Scroll back up to the top right and click on Register. Register and create an account. Your nickname should be your first name and the first letter of your last name, the same as it is on your virtual notebooks. Ex) GeorgeW Step 3
You will be brought to a page called "My Dashboard." You will not do anything with this page right now. Click back to the the home page of Glogster Step 4
Before you create your own glog, spend some time searching through the site and looking at examples. Search through the best and fresh glogs for today. At the top of the page, click on "Categories" and search through the "Movers and Shakers" as well as the "School" category. Step 5
Now click on "Create your own glog" and begin! Have fun, be creative. Your glog will demonstrate what you have learned about the Supreme Court from this week. Use the editing tools on the left hand side of the page Step 6
Once you have created your glog, click on "save and Publish." Name your glog, and tag it for school. Step 7
Next you will be asked "What next?" You will save your link to your notebook, and also email a copy to yourself. Lastly, you will link your glog to the Glog page on the website below: Step 8
After everyone has posted their glogs, you will look at the glogs of the other students at your table.
Here is an example of a Glog from another Project:
When completed, students should visit the wikis of at least two other students and comment on their Glog in the Discussion Tab. They should praise one aspect and give at least one suggestion for improvement.
Name: Dana Marie Brown Course: USI Date: September 2011
USI.1 Explain the political and economic factors that contributed to the American Revolution.
(H, C)
USI.2 Explain the historical and intellectual influences on the American Revolution and the formation and framework of the American government. (H, C)
Nets for Students:
2. Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
a. interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b. communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
c. develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
d. contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
Students will create a Glog of the Triangular Trade Route.
Students will write a compare and contrast piece on Northern and Southern economies
1. What makes someone citizen? What are the qualities of a citizen?
2. What is the role of economics in political and social change?
3. What leads to conflict within nations?
4. What are the social, economic, and political origins of conflict?
Content Questions:
1. What major differences were there between the North and the South in Colonial America?
2. How might the colonial economy have developed had slavery not existed?
3. How did triangular trade influence the economies of both the north and the south?
Day 1:
Preview/Do Now:
Utilize the vocabulary organizer below to preview new key terms/vocabulary in this topic. Complete only the 2nd column using either your online text oruse some of the following websites below to help in your definitions, if you don't know the word or cannot locate it:
Vocabulary.com
Visual Thesaurus
Dictionary.com
Please define the following terms: triangular trade, middle passage, cash crop, Stono Rebellion, colony
Direct Instruction/Modeling/Class Notes:
1. Access the online text as a whole class. Students can get directions on my wiki: missbrownmhs.wikispaces.comor open the Word doc. below:
2. In a new window, access wordle.net. Each student should copy and paste a paragraph from the online text (p 78-81) into wordle and create. Then students should embed the wordle into their online notebook (in a new page titled: Colonial Economies) and below make a prediction about what the reading is going to be about. Open the document below to view directions for Wordle:
3. Next students should copy and paste the reading (pp 78-81) into a Word Doc. and upload the word doc. using crocodoc.com. Students should use crocodoc to do a quick mark-up of the reading before going back in to pull out details.
Step 1: Go to Crocodoc
Step 2: Click on "Upload Document". Upload whichever document you saved from above.
Step 3: Mark it up. You can highlight, underline, draw symbols, and add comments. Play around with the tool bar to see what you can do
Step 4: Once you have finished, you will embed the link to your Crocodoc on to your virtual notebook.
To do this:
4. Students will be instructed that today they will be focusing on just pulling out the most important details in the reading on the northern and southern colonial economies. As a whole class, teacher and students will start identifying the most important details and recording them in the comparison chart accessible below:
Students should embed their completed chart in their online notebook.
Guided Practice & Independent Work:
Students should complete the compare and contrast chart independently using the online reading of The Colonial Economies. They should be prepared to share aloud their notes.Closure-Sharing/Debriefing/Assessment:
As a whole class, teacher and students will debrief the chart on the northern and southern colonial economies. Students should add additional/new details in a different color as they are debriefed aloud.THEN students should go back to their Prediction from the beginning of the class and assess whether or not they were right. What additional things did they learn through reading, marking up, and completing the Details chart? Write the answers on the same page in their wiki and label it: Revisit Prediction.
Day 2
Preview/Do Now:
For students: In your virtual notebook create a page and call it “Triangular Trade”. Write, “Do Now” and answer the following question:Describe the differences between the Northern colonial economies and the Southern colonial economies. Identify what each has to offer in the way of goods and natural resources. Also explain how each views the institution of slavery.
Direct Instruction/Modeling/Class Notes:
Teacher will model a think aloud using a projected map of the Triangular Trade Route and the Eno Board. Students will be called up to the front of the room to add their mark ups to the class map. Teacher and students will focus on the title, the key, the colors, captions, etc. Students will have a copy of the map open in Microsoft Word and will be following along with the mark up on their laptop. When completed, all students will upload the file of the image in their virtual notebook on the Triangular Trade page. Teacher will model this process from the front board.Then students should then link the following interactive map of the Triangular Trade Route into their virtual notebook as additional information:
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/books/applications/imaps/maps/g5s_u3/index.html
Guided Practice & Independent Work:
Students will use Glogster to describe the Triangular Trade Route. Their glog (at the least) should include visuals and text. Students should describe the trade route, why it is often referred to as a web, and why it was significant using their Glog.DIRECTIONS FOR CREATING A GLOG
Step 1
Open the following link in a new tab:
Glogster.com
Scroll down to the bottom of the front page to read what Glogster is and what you can create with it. Basically, this is a digital way to create a poster, using pictures, text, music, and videos.
Step 2
Scroll back up to the top right and click on Register. Register and create an account. Your nickname should be your first name and the first letter of your last name, the same as it is on your virtual notebooks. Ex) GeorgeW
Step 3
You will be brought to a page called "My Dashboard." You will not do anything with this page right now. Click back to the the home page of Glogster
Step 4
Before you create your own glog, spend some time searching through the site and looking at examples. Search through the best and fresh glogs for today. At the top of the page, click on "Categories" and search through the "Movers and Shakers" as well as the "School" category.
Step 5
Now click on "Create your own glog" and begin! Have fun, be creative. Your glog will demonstrate what you have learned about the Supreme Court from this week. Use the editing tools on the left hand side of the page
Step 6
Once you have created your glog, click on "save and Publish." Name your glog, and tag it for school.
Step 7
Next you will be asked "What next?" You will save your link to your notebook, and also email a copy to yourself. Lastly, you will link your glog to the Glog page on the website below:
Step 8
After everyone has posted their glogs, you will look at the glogs of the other students at your table.
Here is an example of a Glog from another Project:
When completed, students should visit the wikis of at least two other students and comment on their Glog in the Discussion Tab. They should praise one aspect and give at least one suggestion for improvement.
Closure-Sharing/Debriefing/Assessment:
Students should use Today’s Meet to complete a 3-2-1.http://todaysmeet.com/Triangulartrade
- 3 things that they learned about the trade route
- 2 questions that they still have
- 1 prediction for what is going to happen next
Day 3:Preview/Do Now:
Students should open their online notebooks so that they have access to their pages on the colonial economies and also on triangular trade.